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Janet Yellen has become the first woman appointed to Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

With Ben Bernanke stepping down as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, President Obama has nominated Janet Yellen to hold the seat. She would be the first woman in the position. On November 14, she answered questions during the Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination. Yellen’s position offers a unique chance for good research paper topics, such as women in finance, Federal Reserve Board policy and supply-side economics versus Keynesian economics.

Economist Yellen rose through the ranks

Janet Louise Yellen, born 1946, earned a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University in 1971. Read more →